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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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