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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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