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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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