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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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