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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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