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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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