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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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