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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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