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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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