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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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