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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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