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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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