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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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