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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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