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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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