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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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