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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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