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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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