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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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