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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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