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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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