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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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