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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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