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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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