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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the 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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