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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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