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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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