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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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