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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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