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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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