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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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