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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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