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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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