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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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