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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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