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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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