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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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