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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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