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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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