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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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