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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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