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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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