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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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