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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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