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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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