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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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