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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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