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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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