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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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