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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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