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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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