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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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