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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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