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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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