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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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