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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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