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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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