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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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