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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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