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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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