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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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