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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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