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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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