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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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