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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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