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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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