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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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