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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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