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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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