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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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