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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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