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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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