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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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