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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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