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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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