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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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