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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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