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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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