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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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