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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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