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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended 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 certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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