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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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