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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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