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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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