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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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