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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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