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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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