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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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