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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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