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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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