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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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