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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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