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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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