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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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