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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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