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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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