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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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