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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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