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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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