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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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