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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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