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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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