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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with 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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