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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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