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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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