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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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