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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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