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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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