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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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