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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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