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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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