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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about 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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