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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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