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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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