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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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