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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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