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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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