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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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