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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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