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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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