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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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