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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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