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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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