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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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