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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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