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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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