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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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