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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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