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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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