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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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