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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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