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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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