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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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