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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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