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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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