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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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