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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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