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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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