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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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