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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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