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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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