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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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