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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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