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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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