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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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