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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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