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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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