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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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