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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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