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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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