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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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