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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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