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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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