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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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