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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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