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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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