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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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