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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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