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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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