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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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