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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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