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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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