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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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