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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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