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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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