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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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