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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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