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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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