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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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