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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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