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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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