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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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