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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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