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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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