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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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