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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever 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 we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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