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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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