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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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