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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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