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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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