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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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