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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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