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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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