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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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