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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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