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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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