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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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