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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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