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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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