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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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