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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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