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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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