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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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