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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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