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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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