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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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