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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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