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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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