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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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