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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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