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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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