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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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