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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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