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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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