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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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