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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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