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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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