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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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