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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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