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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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