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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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