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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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