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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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