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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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