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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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