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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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