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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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