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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores 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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