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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the 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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