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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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