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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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