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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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