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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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