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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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