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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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