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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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