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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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