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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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