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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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