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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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