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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important 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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