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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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