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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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