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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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