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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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