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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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