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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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