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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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