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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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