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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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