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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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