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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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