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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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