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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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