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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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