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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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