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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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