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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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