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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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