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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. 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. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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