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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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