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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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