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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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