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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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