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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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