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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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