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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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