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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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