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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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