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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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