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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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