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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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