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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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