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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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