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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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