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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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