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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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