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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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