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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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