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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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