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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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