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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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