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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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