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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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