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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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