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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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