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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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