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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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