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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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