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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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