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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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