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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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