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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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