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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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