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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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