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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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