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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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