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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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