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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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