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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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