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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses 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. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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