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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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