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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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