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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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