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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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