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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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