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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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