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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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