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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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