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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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