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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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