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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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