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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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