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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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