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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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