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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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