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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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