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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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