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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details 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 subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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