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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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