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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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