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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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