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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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