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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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