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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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