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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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