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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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