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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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