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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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