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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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