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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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