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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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