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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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