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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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