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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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