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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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