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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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