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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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