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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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