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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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