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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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