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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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