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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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