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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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