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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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