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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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