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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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