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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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