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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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