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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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