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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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