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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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