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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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