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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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