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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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