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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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