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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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