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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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