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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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