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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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