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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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