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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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