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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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