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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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