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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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