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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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