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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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