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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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