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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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