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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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