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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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