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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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