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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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