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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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