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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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