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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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