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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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