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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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