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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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