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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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