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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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