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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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