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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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