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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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