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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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