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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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