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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting 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 new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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