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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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