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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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