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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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