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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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