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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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