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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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