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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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