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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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