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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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