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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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