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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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