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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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