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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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