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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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