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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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