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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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