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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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