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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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