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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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