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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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