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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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