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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses 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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