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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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