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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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