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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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