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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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