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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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