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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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