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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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