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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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