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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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