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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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