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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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