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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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