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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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