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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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