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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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