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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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