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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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