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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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