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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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