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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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