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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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