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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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