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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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