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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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