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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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