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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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