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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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