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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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