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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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