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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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