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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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