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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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