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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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