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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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