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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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