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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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