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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies 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 deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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