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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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