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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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