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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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