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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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