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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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