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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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