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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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