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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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