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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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