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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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