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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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