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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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