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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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