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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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