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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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