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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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