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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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