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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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