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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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