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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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