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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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