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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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