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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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