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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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