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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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