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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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