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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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