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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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