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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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