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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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