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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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