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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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