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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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