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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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