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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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