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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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