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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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