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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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