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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key 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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