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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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