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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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