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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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