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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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