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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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