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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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