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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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