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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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