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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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