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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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