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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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