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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting 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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