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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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