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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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