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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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