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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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