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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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