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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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