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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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