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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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