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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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