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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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