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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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