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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important 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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