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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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