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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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