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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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