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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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