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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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