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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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