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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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