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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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