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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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