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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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