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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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