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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part 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 almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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