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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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